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Thursday, October 3, 2013
In Mouse Model Study, Researchers Erase All Traces of Brain Tumor
In a mouse model study, a team at Johns Hopkins have stopped the growth and removed any detectable traces of brain tumor cells taken from human adult patients. Scientists used a repurposed FDA-approved drug, never expecting the promising results they …
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Research Debunks Brain Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
New findings published in the online issue of Neurology have found that contrary to previous studies, omega-3 fatty acids may not lead to improved thinking skills. Omega-3s, found in nuts and fatty fish such as salmon, have been said to improve heart …
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Stanford Study: Beta-Amyloid Protein Fragment May Be an Impetus for Alzheimer’s
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated how the beta-amyloid protein fragment destroys synapses and clumps into plaque that kills cells, leading to Alzheimer's disease. “Our discovery suggests that Alzheimer’s disease …
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Ted Talk: Neuroscientist Discusses the Workings of the Adolescent Brain
Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically “teenage” behavior is caused …
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Study: Brain’s Misperception of Size, Time Linked to Prevalence of Auto/Motorcycle Accidents
Research from a psychologist at Texas Tech University reveals that many car/motorcycle accidents may not be the result of reckless driving or carelessness, but instead of the brain's misperception of an approaching vehicle's size or closeness. Results …
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Ted Talk: The Mystery of Chronic Pain
We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot Krane talks about …
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Researchers Find Proteins That May Aid in the Spread of Brain Tumors
Research findings published in a recent issue of PLOS ONE have revealed a molecular pathway that seems to aid in malignant glioma cells' invasion and spread to healthy brain tissue. The discovery of the two proteins that pave this pathway may signal …
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Examining Medical Students’ Disease
In a piece for the New York Times' Well Blog, Barron Lerner, MD, examines the phenomenon of medical students' disease, cases in which medical students believe they have contracted the ailments they are studying when they have not. Click here to read …
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Researchers Find Protein that Serves as On/Off Switch for Deadly Brain Tumor
A team at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has identified a cellular switch that can curb the growth of glioblastoma, the most commonly diagnosed and aggressive cancerous brain tumor. The protein RIP1 has been shown to act as a mediator …
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